Grinnell vs. Simpson (IA)
Grinnell and Simpson (IA) have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1899; Grinnell leads the series 7–2 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Grinnell 7–2, and Grinnell has won the last 4. Share
- Grinnell wins
- 7
- Simpson (IA) wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1899
- Longest streak
- 4 Grinnell
- Current streak
- 4 Grinnell
- Last 10 meetings
- Grinnell 7–2
- Most recent
- 1926
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 30.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Grinnell
- 5–2 Grinnell’s record at home
- At Simpson (IA)
- 0–2 Simpson (IA)‘s record at home
- Shutouts
- 5
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Grinnell’s biggest win1920: Grinnell 81, Simpson (IA) 0by 81 points
- Simpson (IA)‘s biggest win1904: Simpson (IA) 12, Grinnell 6by 6 points
- Upset1902: Simpson (IA) 11, Grinnell 6Simpson (IA) had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers
1920 · Evening times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, Nov 15, 1920
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Oct 2, 1926 | Grinnell 20, Simpson (IA) 8 | at Grinnell | ||
| Oct 1, 1921 | Grinnell 35, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Simpson (IA) | ||
| Nov 13, 1920 | Grinnell 81, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Grinnell | ||
| Nov 25, 1905 | Grinnell 75, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Grinnell | ||
| Nov 19, 1904 | Simpson (IA) 12, Grinnell 6 | at Grinnell | ||
| Oct 17, 1903 | Grinnell 24, Simpson (IA) 5 | at Simpson (IA) | ||
| Nov 22, 1902 | Simpson (IA) 11, Grinnell 6 | at Grinnell | ||
| Oct 19, 1901 | Grinnell 35, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Grinnell | ||
| Oct 21, 1899 | Grinnell 5, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Grinnell |
Every game is listed as played on the field.